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An introduction to geography, by way of question and answer: Particularly design'd for the use of schools: giving a general description of all remarkable countries in the world; of their situation, extent, division, cities, rivers, soil, commodities, rarities, archbishopricks, bishopricks, universities, manners, government, religion, &c. To which is prefix'd an explanation of the sphere, or of all the terms any ways necessary for the right understanding of the terraqueous globe. With the addition of a short dictionary of the most common names of antient geography. Together with an index of the principal places, rivers, &c. mention'd in this book

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Year:
1738
Contributor:
Hübner, Johann, 1668-1731
Subject:
Geography > Early works to 1800
England > London
Extent:
[6], 168, 168-169, 169-283, [25] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 16 cm. (12mo)

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Notes:
Translated and improv'd from the last edition of Mr. Hubner's Geography, written originally in German.
Translation of: Johann Hübners Kurtze Fragen aus der neuen und alten Geographie. Leipzig, 1696.
Signatures: A⁴ (-A4) B-H¹² chi1 I-N¹² O¹° (A1v blank)
Includes index.
"Of America", p.243-280.

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"An introduction to geography, by way of question and answer: Particularly design'd for the use of schools: giving a general description of all remarkable countries in the world; of their situation, extent, division, cities, rivers, soil, commodities, rarities, archbishopricks, bishopricks, universities, manners, government, religion, &c. To which is prefix'd an explanation of the sphere, or of all the terms any ways necessary for the right understanding of the terraqueous globe. With the addition of a short dictionary of the most common names of antient geography. Together with an index of the principal places, rivers, &c. mention'd in this book " (1738). John Carter Brown Library. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:580748/

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